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J A Grierson

J A Grierson

J.A. Grierson read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford, England and completed a Master of Creative Writing at AUT. She is a published author of non-fiction.


Rivers Ran Red is the first book in The Last of the Romans trilogy is a fast-paced saga, based on fact, that unravels not only how and why Rome fell but what it felt like to live through its collapse. It is J A Grierson's debut novel.

Published by Cloud Ink Press

Media & Reviews


Listen to Dominic Godfrey read to us from Rivers Ran Red, on RNZ: Standing Room Only.


Rivers Ran Red was featured on the week's biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by ReadingRoom literary editor Steve Braunias.


"Shouldn't be missed."

Terry Toner / The Book Show - Radio Southland



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